White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate
Who We Are
The pan-University White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate was established in 2021 to create and support collaborative cross-Grounds programming to promote the exchange of knowledge about real estate markets and their connections to society through the built environment. Our mission is to enhance the real estate experience at UVA for students, faculty, alumni, and industry partners.
Center Leadership
![Keven Lindemann](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1702674567/Keven Lindemann_mwur9aC6.jpg)
![Michael Gallmeyer](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1656698939/hkkawxvccr7jf60us8x8.jpg)
Michael Gallmeyer
Consumer Bankers Association Eminent Professor of Commerce,Director, Center for Investors and Financial Markets,Interim Academic Director, White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate
![George A. Overstreet Jr.](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1584717849/duqla97cwmje8vvqzqno.jpg)
![Stuart Evans](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1587410163/oytlx0lrfpka6wz1uwbv.jpg)
Stuart Evans
Senior Associate Dean for External Relations and Communications,Executive Director of the McIntire Foundation
Advisory Board
![Robert M. White Jr., CRE, FRICS (McIntire '87)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659122926/Robert M_slCLpMeZ.jpg)
Robert M. White Jr., CRE, FRICS (McIntire '87)
Advisory Board Chair, Executive Committee Member
Robert M. White Jr. is the Founder of Real Capital Analytics, a data and analytics company focused on the capital markets for commercial real estate that has widely been credited as fostering market transparency and pioneering research to better quantify property prices, liquidity, and capital flows.
![Robert G. Byron (A&S '73, Law '76)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659122516/Robert G_boPicRFS.jpg)
Robert G. Byron (A&S '73, Law '76)
Vice Chair for Alumni and Industry Engagement, Executive Committee Member
Robert G. Byron, Chairman, Co-CEO, and Co-Founder of Blue Vista Capital Management, has more than 46 years of real estate investment management and transaction experience, having completed over $20 billion in real estate transactions in his career.
![Ashley Mays (McIntire '02)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1664897543/Ashley Mays_rpgaj5lo.jpg)
Ashley Mays (McIntire '02)
Vice Chair for Student Support, Executive Committee Member
Ashley Mays is Chief of Place and Real Estate at Newark Alliance, where she is responsible for catalyzing investment and development opportunities in Newark, with a particular focus on the Halsey Street corridor.
![Timothy J. Naughton (A&S '83)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659128309/Timothy J_lVpYYFem.jpg)
Timothy J. Naughton (A&S '83)
Executive Committee Member
Timothy J. Naughton is the company’s Chairman of the Board.
![J. Scott Adams (McIntire '88, Darden '92)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659123621/J_amfG7Bge.jpg)
J. Scott Adams (McIntire '88, Darden '92)
Scott Adams is Senior Vice President, Investor Relations for Harbor Group International LLC, a leading global real estate investment and management firm.
![Evan Baum (McIntire '15)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1702498154/intake/Evan_Baum_Headshot_-_2023_jsskxg.jpg)
Evan Baum (McIntire '15)
Evan Baum is a Vice President of Investments on the Real Estate Equity team at Ares Management, a publicly traded alternative investment manager.
![Jason Bordainick (McIntire '02)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659120826/Jason Bordainick_wF8I7elL.jpg)
Jason Bordainick (McIntire '02)
Jason Bordainick co-founded Hudson Valley Property Group with a vision to create a preeminent housing preservation firm, improving upon the availability, quality, and affordability of housing across the country.
![Zachary Crowe (A&S '05)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659128648/Zachary Crowe_pJdisSDn.jpg)
Zachary Crowe (A&S '05)
Zachary Crowe is a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group in Washington, DC, focusing on investing in U.S. real estate opportunities, with a particular focus on multifamily, 55+ housing, and medical office properties.
![Zander Geronimos (McIntire '14)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659128908/Zander Geronimos_f9tNnV5z.jpg)
Zander Geronimos (McIntire '14)
Zander Geronimos is the Head of North America for PRODA, where he leads revenue and growth in the region for the leading platform of automating and standardizing critical property data for investors and lenders.
![Summer K. Haltli (McIntire '05, Darden '10)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659127614/Summer K_wsfqXQzb.jpg)
Summer K. Haltli (McIntire '05, Darden '10)
Summer Haltli leads FCP’s impact investing strategy in multifamily housing, with a focus on housing affordability and resident services.
![David P. Howerton (Architecture '74)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659113525/Dave Howerton_aC3lPsYA.jpg)
David P. Howerton (Architecture '74)
As Chairman of Hart Howerton, David P. Howerton provides high-level strategy and is an active member of all planning/design teams and international projects in the firm's San Francisco and New York offices.
![Ryan Johnson (McIntire '06)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659123301/Ryan Johnson_wViekDy2.jpg)
Ryan Johnson (McIntire '06)
Ryan Johnson has over 16 years of experience across the real estate, community development, and entrepreneurship industries. Johnson currently serves as a Managing Director of Real Estate for New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), the largest community development financial institution in New Jersey.
![Scott M. Kelley (McIntire '83)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659123834/Scott M_vV6d0Uxy.jpg)
Scott M. Kelley (McIntire '83)
Scott Kelley is the Founder and CEO of Aetos Capital Real Estate LP (“ACRE”) and has led each of the ACA funds. He has been responsible for making more than 50 investments in Japan, China, and Korea, totaling more than $10 billion in asset value.
![George L. Maloomian (McIntire '74)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659120000/George Maloomian_kYjgK1ra.jpg)
George L. Maloomian (McIntire '74)
George Maloomian has led the commercial real estate development company in visioning, planning, and completion of exceptional development projects for over 30 years.
![Mary McCarthy (Architecture ’75)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659121928/Mary McCarthy_vvTxeWFR.jpg)
Mary McCarthy (Architecture ’75)
Mary McCarthy is a real estate industry executive with expertise in institutional capital raising, design, and executive recruiting.
![Sharon Ann M. (“Samm”) Miller CRE® (Architecture '86)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1698725676/Sharon Miller_obFyMLcP.jpg)
Sharon Ann M. (“Samm”) Miller CRE® (Architecture '86)
Ms. Miller is Co-Owner, President, Managing Partner, and Head of Portfolio Management of Hillcrest Finance LLC, a New York City-based real estate credit platform.
![Chase Minnifield (A&S '10)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659129965/Chase Minnifield_amwW9PIR.jpg)
Chase Minnifield (A&S '10)
Chase Minnifield is the Founder and CEO of EZ Turn, a Forbes 30 Under 30 company and two-time Student Housing Business Award recipient for the best university vendor solution.
![Susan Williamson Ross (Architecture '83)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659127893/Susan Williamson Ross_fnT86CYP.jpg)
Susan Williamson Ross (Architecture '83)
Susan Ross is President and CEO of 1906 Group, a privately held asset creation company in the real estate development, asset management, and construction sector.
![Drew Sutton (McIntire '10)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659116241/Drew Sutton_aY8xEORo.jpg)
Drew Sutton (McIntire '10)
Drew Sutton is a Partner at Southeast Apartment Investors, a private investment firm focused on the development and acquisition of residential properties located in the Southeastern United States.
![Owen D. Thomas (Engineering '83)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659118686/Owen Thomas_szRWfiZQ.jpg)
Owen D. Thomas (Engineering '83)
Owen D. Thomas is the Chairman and CEO of BXP. He is a Director of Lehman Brothers Holdings and served as its first Chairman from 2012 until 2013, when he joined Boston Properties.
![Philip Todd (A&S '15)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659122263/Philip Todd_sNvdZ2o6.jpg)
Philip Todd (A&S '15)
Philip Todd is a Partner in Dallas-based real estate development and investment firm Todd Interests.
![Earl Webb (McIntire ’78)](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_500/dpr_auto/v1659117999/Earl Webb_wrN4KtOV.jpg)
Earl Webb (McIntire ’78)
Earl Webb has been deeply involved in all aspects of commercial real estate for over 35 years. He began his career in 1981 as an Investment Banker in the Capital Markets division of Continental Bank (now Bank of America).
Affiliate Faculty
![Timothy Beatley](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1659724432/Timothy Beatley_xHBwaCnG.jpg)
Timothy Beatley
UVA School of Architecture,Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, Urban + Environmental Planning
![David Chapman](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1631195360/bznyexzkg7ewznwcukbx.jpg)
![Tim Chapman](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660061826/Tim Chapman_pMcHUDLK.jpg)
Tim Chapman
UVA School of Architecture,Lecturer, Urban + Environmental Planning, Real Estate Program
![Andrés Clarens](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660160569/Andrés Clarens_yr9l1SBo.jpg)
Andrés Clarens
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science,Professor,Associate Director, Environmental Institute
![Diana Franco Duran](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660159753/Diana Franco Duran_wH66x9Ww.jpg)
Diana Franco Duran
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science,Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track,Director, Construction Engineering and Management Concentration
![Michael Gallmeyer](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1656698939/hkkawxvccr7jf60us8x8.jpg)
Michael Gallmeyer
Consumer Bankers Association Eminent Professor of Commerce,Director, Center for Investors and Financial Markets,Interim Academic Director, White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate
![Vanessa Guerra](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660060766/Vanessa Guerra_zalxCuyj.jpg)
Vanessa Guerra
UVA School of Architecture,Assistant Professor, Urban + Environmental Planning
![Devin K. Harris](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1682365995/Devin K_ymFZOkW9.jpg)
Devin K. Harris
UVA School of Engineering & Applied Science,Professor and Chair,Director - Center for Transportation Studies
![Arsalan Heydarian](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660158179/Arsalan Heydarian_v5weNJd5.jpg)
![John Holbein](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1682477478/jo_mc4Uzle7.jpg)
John Holbein
Frank Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy,Associate Professor of Public Policy, Politics, and Education
![Alex M. Johnson Jr.](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1659375556/Alex Johnson_mMbNSRog.jpg)
Alex M. Johnson Jr.
UVA School of Law,James C. Slaughter Distinguished Professor of Law
![Ian Klein](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660069297/Ian Klein_ceq2aJx0.jpg)
Ian Klein
UVA School of Architecture,Assistant Professor of Practice, Urban + Environmental Planning; Real Estate Program; Urban Design Program
![Leidy Klotz](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660164986/Leidy Klotz_dtpDeAoD.jpg)
![Sanket Korgaonkar](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1657203185/l1xfcsfrgani7nue4bsx.jpg)
![Sheisha Kulkarni](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1596554479/jpfukzdsbugnc1qoudly.jpg)
![Eric K. Martin](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1596063871/Eric Martin_qcgkmFMw.jpg)
Eric K. Martin
Galant Bicentennial Fellow,Assistant Professor of Commerce, General Faculty,Director, The Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship,Director, Entrepreneurship Minor
![W Ben McCartney](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1661971457/Ben McCartney_lLLirQWE.jpg)
![Fred Missel](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660068622/Fred Missel_eWq0t1Eu.jpg)
Fred Missel
UVA School of Architecture,Lecturer, Urban + Environmental Planning,Director of Design and Development, University of Virginia Foundation
![Jessica Canada Montgomery](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1707504115/Jessica Canada Montgomery_zSeFtvLO.jpg)
![Suzanne Morse Moomaw](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1659470218/Suzanne Morse Moomaw_vyx75nZ0.jpg)
Suzanne Morse Moomaw
UVA School of Architecture,Chair and Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Planning,Interim Director, Real Estate + Design and Development Certificate Program
![Daniel Murphy](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1677014060/Daniel Murphy_rCciFt3m.jpg)
Daniel Murphy
Darden School of Business,Jung Family Associate Professor of Business Administration
![Matt O'Malley](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660229178/Matt O'Malley_oLTp44Uh.jpg)
Matt O'Malley
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science,Preconstruction and Commercial Market Leader,DPR Lecturer
![Moira O'Neill](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1659723679/Moira O’Neill_gPu9aGKS.jpg)
Moira O'Neill
UVA School of Architecture,Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning,Associate Professor of Law, General Faculty
![Cody Pennetti](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1660226764/Cody Pennetti_bBNJHcVL.jpg)
![Fred Rowe](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1689872998/Fred Rowe_tN5KXDpd.jpg)
Fred Rowe
UVA School of Architecture,Assistant Professor of Practice – Real Estate,Executive Director of the Real Estate Design and Development Certificate Program
![Anthony W. Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1707503975/Anthony Smith_m2KMrgiJ.jpg)
Anthony W. Smith
Darden School of Business,Visiting Lecturer in Business Administration,Commercial Real Estate Practitioner
![Thomas Storrs](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1682644858/Thomas Storrs_wUBxYfdW.jpg)
![Matthew J. Trowbridge](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1682908114/Matthew Trowbridge_u1MFDnKt.jpg)
Matthew J. Trowbridge
School of Medicine,Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health,Research Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine
Connect With Us
![Amanda Morris](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1621438027/ziisrky6xuvmam1976ks.jpg)
![Gretchen Ingram](https://res.cloudinary.com/mcintire/image/upload/g_auto,c_fill,fl_progressive,f_auto,e_sharpen:100,w_500,h_400/dpr_auto/v1696614390/intake/Gretchen_Ingram_HS-25_g3fjsm.jpg)
Be a Part of the Center's History
McIntire is proud to be the home of the pan-University White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate, which will amplify and enhance real estate programming, research, and engagement efforts across Grounds and throughout our robust alumni community.
Gifts of $250,000 or more will be recognized in the Center's forthcoming physical space.
Interested in making a gift? Please contact:
- Alex Fritz, Associate Vice President for Development (College of Arts & Sciences), +1 540-605-0079
- Woody Wingfield, Director of Development (School of Architecture), +1 434-924-0266
- Katie Whittier, Associate Dean for Advancement (McIntire), +1 434-924-3394
- Whitney Wilson, Senior Director (Darden School of Business), +1 434-924-0706
Get to Know the Center
Our faculty experts, students, and industry partners share their perspectives on building a pan-University center for real estate at UVA.